Charles Gurassa
British businessman
Charles Gurassa | |
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| Chairman of Oxfam | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Caroline Thomson |
| Chairman of Channel Four Television | |
| In office January 2016 – January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Burns |
| Succeeded by | Ian Cheshire |
| Non-Executive Director, easyJet | |
| In office 2011 – Dec 2020 | |
| Preceded by | board of directors |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Mark Gurassa February 1956 (age 68) London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Unknown |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Charles Mark Gurassa (born February 1956)[1] is a British businessman and chair of the Guardian Media Group. He is a former chairman of the television station, Channel 4, and succeeded Lord Burns in January 2016.[2][3][4]
Gurassa was CEO of Thomson Travel Group PLC from December 1999 to May 2003.[4] He served as a non-executive director of Merlin Entertainment[5] until November 2019 when he stepped down as part of an acquisition.[6] He was an independent non-executive director of easyJet from 2011-2020.[7]
In July 2020, Oxfam announced that they had elected him to succeed Caroline Thomson as its chair in October 2020.[8]
References
- ^ "Charles Mark GURASSA". Companies House. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Jasper Jackson; Tara Conlan. "EasyJet's Charles Gurassa appointed as Channel 4 chairman | Media". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Williams, Christopher (2016-01-26). "Charles Gurassa named chairman of Channel 4". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ a b "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Charles Gurassa: Senior Independent Non-Executive Director". Merlin Entertainment. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Media, Insider. "Board changes at Merlin as scheme becomes effective". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "Business Leaders and top investors hot news". www.marketscreener.com.
- ^ "Introducing our next Chair, Charles Gurassa", Angela Cluff, email to Friends of Oxfam, 22 July 2020
| Media offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairman of Oxfam October 2020 – Present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Chairman of Channel 4 January 2016 – January 2022 | Succeeded by Ian Cheshire |
| Preceded by Andy Martin | Director of easyJet 2011 – December 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Director of Merlin Entertainments 2013 – 2019 | Succeeded by Scott M. O'Neil |
